DEFORMATION CHARACTERISTICS OF REINFORCED SAND IN DIRECT SHEAR

This paper presents the results of a research program to examine the mechanism of the shear zone development in reinforcement soil composites. A series of tests was conducted on different reinforcement-soil composites in a large direct shear device. Six types of reinforcements were used in order to determine the effects of reinforcement concentration, stiffness, and reinforcement-soil bond strength of the reinforced sand. The test results presented herein show that the deformation pattern in direct shear tests is a function of all 3 of the reinforcement parameters investigated and that shear strength increase is not proportional to reinforcement concentration.

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• Authors:
  • Shewbridge, S E
  • Sitar, N
• Publication Date: 1989-7

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1134-47
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
  • Volume: 115
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9410

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Composite materials; Deformation; Direct shear tests; Material reinforcement; Sand; Shear strength
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00488430
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM